RED FLAG 16-2
Red Flag 16-2 was held at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada between 29th February and 11th March 2016
As usual the Exercise was conducted on the vast instrumented Combat Ranges north of Nellis and was organised by the 414th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB. It followed the usual pattern of two airforces, The Blue Airforce Package with AWACS, Tankers, Bombers, SEAD Fighters and defending Fighters pitched against the Aggressor Squadrons of the Red Airforce.
BLUE AIRFORCE
ESCORT
77th FS, 20th FW, Gamblers, Shaw AFB, SC flying F-16CM aircraft
435th FTS, 12th FW, Deadly Black Eagles, Randolph AFB, TX flying AT-38C aircraft
88th FTS, 82nd FTW, Sheppard AFB, TX flying AT-38C aircraft
4th Stormo, Italian Air Force, Grosseto flying EF2000 aircraft
132nd Fighter Squadron, Turkish Air Force,3rd Main Base, Flying F-16C/D aircraft
141st Fighter Squadron, Turkish Air Force, 4th Main Base, flying F-16C/D aircraft
INTERDICTION
34th BS, 28th BW, Thunderbirds, Ellsworth AFB, SD flying B-1B aircraft
336th FS, 4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC flying F-15E aircraft
96th BS, 2nd BW, Red Devils, Barksdale AFB, LA flying B-52H aircraft
AIRLIFT
700AS, 94th AW, Dobbins ARB, GA flying C-130H3 aircraft
COMMAND & CONTROL
963rd AACS, 552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK flying E-3B/C aircraft
REFUELLING
22nd ARW, McConnel AFB flying KC-135R/T aircraft
151st ARW, Salt Lake City ANGB, UT flying KC-135R aircraft
101st ARS, Turkish Air Force,10th Tanker Base flying KC-135R aircraft
RED AIRFORCE
64th AGRS, 57th ATG, Nellis AFB flying F-16C. These are painted in colours representing the former Communist country airforces and fly in a similar way to those countries to give participating pilots a realistic training environment similar to that which they might encounter in a real engagement.
RED AIRFORCE – 64 AGRS, 57ATG
